Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English

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architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started his career as a leading designer of

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s. Over 800 buildings were designed or altered by him. Scott was the architect of many notable buildings, including the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station, the Albert Memorial, and the

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, all in London, St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow, the main building of the

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, St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh and King's College Chapel, London.

Life and career

Born in Gawcott,

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, Buckinghamshire, Scott was the son of the Reverend Thomas Scott (1780–1835) and grandson of the biblical commentator Thomas Scott. He studied architecture as a pupil of James Edmeston and, from 1832 to 1834, worked as an assistant to Henry Roberts. He also worked as an assistant for his friend, Sampson Kempthorne, who specialised in the design of workhouses, a field in which Scott was to begin his independent career.Bayley 1983, p. 43

Early work

Scott's first work was built in 1833; it was a vicarage for his father in the village of Wappenham, Northamptonshire. It replaced the previous vicarage occupied by other relatives of Scott. Scott went on to design several other buildings in the village. In about 1835, Scott took on William Bonython Moffatt as his assistant and later (1838–1845) as his partner. Over ten years or so, Scott and Moffatt designed more than forty

s in the wake of the

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. Their first churches were St Mary Magdalene at Flaunden, Herts (1838, for Samuel King, Scott's uncle); St Nicholas, Newport, Lincoln (1839); St John, Wall, Staffordshire (1839); and the Neo-Norman church of St Peter at Norbiton, Surrey (1841). They built Reading Gaol (1841–42) in a picturesque, castellated style.

Gothic Revival

Meanwhile, he was inspired by

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to participate in the

. While still in partnership with Moffat. he designed the Martyrs' Memorial on St Giles', Oxford (1841), and St Giles' Church, Camberwell (1844), both of which helped establish his reputation within the movement. Commemorating three Protestants burnt during the reign of Queen Mary, the Martyrs' Memorial was intended as a rebuke to those very

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tendencies which had been instrumental in promoting the new authentic approach to Gothic architecture. St Giles' was in plan, with its long chancel, of the type advocated by the Ecclesiological Society: Charles Locke Eastlake said that "in the neighbourhood of London no church of its time was considered in purer style or more orthodox in its arrangement". It did, however, like many churches of the time, incorporate wooden galleries, not used in medieval churchesEastlake 1872, p. 221 and highly disapproved of by the high church ecclesiological movement. In 1844 he received the commission to rebuild the Nikolaikirche in Hamburg (completed 1863), following an international competition.Hitchcock 1977, p. 153 Scott's design had originally been placed third in the competition, the winner being one in a Florentine inspired style by Gottfried Semper, but the decision was overturned by a faction who favoured a Gothic design. Scott's entry had been the only design in the Gothic style. In 1854 he remodelled the Camden Chapel in

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, a project in which the critic

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took a close interest and made many suggestions. He added an apse, in a Byzantine style, integrating it to the existing plain structure by substituting a waggon roof for the existing flat ceiling. Scott was appointed architect to Westminster Abbey in 1849, and in 1853 he built a Gothic terraced block adjoining the abbey in Broad Sanctuary. In 1858 he designed ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand which now lies partly ruined following the earthquake in 2011 and subsequent attempts by the Anglican Church authorities to demolish it. Demolition was blocked after appeals by the people of Christchurch, and in September 2017 the Christchurch Diocesan Synod announced that the cathedral would be reinstated. The choir stalls at

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in Sussex, which Scott designed with Walter Tower, were among many examples of his work that incorporated green men. Later, Scott went beyond copying mediaeval English gothic for his ''Victorian Gothic'' or ''Gothic Revival'' buildings, and began to introduce features from other styles and European countries as evidenced in his Midland red-brick construction, the Midland Grand Hotel at London's St Pancras Station, from which approach Scott believed a new style might emerge. In 1863, after restoration of the chapel at Sudeley Castle, the remains of Queen

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were placed in a new neo-Gothic canopied tomb designed by Gilbert Scott and created by sculptor John Birnie Philip. Between 1864 and 1876, the Albert Memorial, designed by Scott, was constructed in Hyde Park. It was a commission on behalf of

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in memory of her husband, Prince Albert. Scott advocated the use of Gothic architecture for secular buildings, rejecting what he called "the absurd supposition that Gothic architecture is exclusively and intrinsically ecclesiastical." He was the winner of a competition to design new buildings in

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to house the Foreign Office and War Office. Before work began, however, the administration which had approved his plans went out of office. Palmerston, the new Prime Minister, objected to Scott's use of the Gothic, and the architect – after some resistance – drew up new plans in a more acceptable style. Scott designed the memorial to Thomas Clarkson in Wisbech, where his brother Rev John Scott was vicar. The Clarkson Memorial was completed after his death under the direction of his son John in 1881.

Honours

Scott was awarded the

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's Royal Gold Medal in 1859. He was appointed an Honorary Liveryman of the Turners' Company; and on 9 August 1872 he was knighted, choosing the style Sir Gilbert Scott. He died in 1878 and is buried in

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. A

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" (in fact brown) was placed in 1910 to mark Scott's residence at the Admiral's House on Admiral's Walk in

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Family

Scott married Caroline Oldrid of

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in 1838. Two of his sons George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (founder of Watts & Company in 1874) and John Oldrid Scott, and his grandson Giles Gilbert Scott, were also prominent architects. His third son, photographer, Albert Henry Scott (1844–65) died at the age of twenty-one; George Gilbert designed his funerary monument in St Peter's Church, Petersham, whilst he was living at The Manor House at Ham in Richmond. His fifth and youngest son was the botanist Dukinfield Henry Scott. He was also great-uncle of the architect Elisabeth Scott.

Pupils

Scott's success attracted a large number of pupils and many would go on to have successful careers of their own, not always as architects. Some notable pupils are as follows, their time in Scott's office shown after their name: Hubert Austin (1868), Joseph Maltby Bignell (1859–78), George Frederick Bodley (1845–56), Charles Buckeridge (1856–57), Somers Clarke (1865), William Henry Crossland (dates uncertain), C. Hodgson Fowler (1856–60), Thomas Garner (1856–61),

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(1858–61), John T. Micklethwaite (1862–69), Benjamin Mountfort (1841–46), John Norton (1870–78), George Gilbert Scott, Jr. (1856–63), John Oldrid Scott (1858–78), J. J. Stevenson (1858–60), George Edmund Street (1844–49), and William White (1845–47).

Books

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online texts for vols. I & II
Additionally he wrote over forty pamphlets and reports. As well as publishing articles, letters, lectures and reports in '' The Builder'', ''The Ecclesiologist'', ''The Building News'', ''The British Architect'', ''The Civil Engineer's and Architect's Journal'', ''

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'' and ''Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects''.

Architectural work

His projects include:

Public buildings

*Workhouse in Winslow, Buckinghamshire (1835) *Workhouses (1836) in: Amesbury, Wiltshire;

, Buckinghamshire;

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, Northamptonshire;

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, Northamptonshire;

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, Northamptonshire;

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; Totnes, Devon; Towcester, Northamptonshire *Workhouse in

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, Surrey (1836–38) *Workhouses (1837) in:

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, Devon;

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; Clutton, Somerset; Flax Bourton, Somerset;

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, Gloucestershire;

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, Cornwall;

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, Devon; Hundleby, Lincolnshire;

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*The workhouse in

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, Leicestershire (1837–38) *Workhouses (1838) in:

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, Buckinghamshire; Belper, Derbyshire;

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, Essex;

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, Staffordshire;

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;

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, Cornwall;

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, Cornwall *Workhouse (1838);

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, Somerset and 'sister design' Witham, Essex *Workhouses (1839) in:

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, Essex; Bedworth, Warwickshire;

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;

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;

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, Staffordshire; Old Windsor, Berkshire;

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, Cornwall; Uttoxeter, Staffordshire * Buckingham Gaol extension and alterations (1839) in:

, Buckinghamshire *The workhouse in Lutterworth, Leicestershire (1839–40) *School and Master's House, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent (1840) * Infant Orphan Asylum,

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, Essex (1841–43) * Martyrs' Memorial,

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(1841–43) * Reading Gaol, Berkshire (1842–44) *Lunatic Asylum, Shelton, Shropshire (1843) *The workhouse,

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, Cheshire (1843) *

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(1845) *Lunatic Asylum,

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(1845) *Astbury School and Masters House Congleton (1848) *Christ Church School,

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, Cheshire (1848) * Brighton College, Sussex (1848–1866) * Sandbach School,

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, Cheshire (1849) *School, Trefnant, Denbighshire (''c.'' 1855) *School, Tysoe, Warwickshire (1856) Sandbach Literary Institute

* Literary Institution, Sandbach (1857) *Crimea War Memorial,

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, Broad Sanctuary,

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(1858) *School, Ashley, Northamptonshire (1858) *The Vaughan Library,

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, Middlesex (1861–63) *

, London (1861–1868) * Fitzroy Memorial Library,

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, East Sussex (1862) * Preston Town Hall, Lancashire (1862–67), destroyed by fire in 1947 University of Glasgow Gilbert Scott Building - Feb 2008

* Old Schools,

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(1864–67) * Leeds General Infirmary (1864–67) *The Albert Memorial, London (1864–72); in the podium frieze, one of the images of architects, sculpted by John Birnie Philip shows Scott himself * Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station, London (1865) * McManus Galleries – formerly the Albert Institute,

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(1865–69) *The School,

, Essex (1866) *Brill Swimming Baths,

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(1866–69), demolished 1929 * Clifton Hampden Bridge, Oxfordshire (1867) *The library of the Grammar School (now Hall Cross School) in

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(1868) *Market Cross, Helmsley, Yorkshire (1869) *School Nocton, Lincolnshire (1869) *Extension to Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford (1869–71) *Lincoln's Inn, London, Library extension (1870–72), New Chambers Block A (1873) and New Chambers Block B (1876–78) *The main building of the new campus of the

(1870), often called the Gilbert Scott Building *Savernake Hospital, Wiltshire (1871–72) *Gatehouse to Ramsgate Cemetery, Kent (1872) *The University Senate Hall, Mumbai University (1869–74) * The University Library and Rajabai Clock Tower, Mumbai University (1869–78) *The Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. Scott first put forward designs in 1875, but work did not start until 1880. The eventual design was a slightly altered version of Scott's original design.

Domestic buildings

*Vicarage, Wappenham, Northamptonshire (1833) *16 High Street,

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, Buckinghamshire (1835) *Vicarage, Dinton, Buckinghamshire (1836) *Rectory, Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire (1838) *Parsonage, Blakesley, Northamptonshire (1839) *Parsonage, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent (1840) * Wanstead Infant Orphanage Asylum, London Borough of Redbridge (1841) *Seaman's Houses,

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, Yorkshire (1842) *Workers Houses, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent (1842–48) *Parsonage, Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire (1843–46) *Trotter's almshouses,

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, Hertfordshire (1844) (with W.B. Moffatt) *Parsonage, Barnet,

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(1845) *Parsonage, St Mark's,

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(''c.'' 1846) *Parsonage, Wembley, Middlesex (1846) *Parsonage, Weeton, North Yorkshire (''c.'' 1852) *Houses Broad Sanctuary,

(1852–54) *Parsonage, St Paul's, Cambridge (1853–54), now Cambridge Muslim College *Parsonage, St Mary's,

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, London (''c.'' 1855) *All Souls' Vicarage, Halifax, Yorkshire (''c.'' 1856) *Cottages, Ilam, Staffordshire (''c.'' 1857) *Almshouses, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent (1857) * Lanhydrock House, near

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, Cornwall (1857) an Elizabethan mansion rebuilt after a fire, formal gardens assisted by Richard Coad *Parsonage, Kilkhampton, Cornwall (''c.'' 1858) *The Vicarage, Leafield, Oxfordshire (1858) * Walton Hall, Warwickshire (1858) * Treverbyn Vean, St Neot, Cornwall (1858–62) *Parsonage, Ashley, Northamptonshire (1858) *Claydon House, Buckinghamshire (1859) *Parsonage,

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, Kent (''c.'' 1859) *Vicarage, Ranmore Common, Surrey (''c.'' 1859) * Kelham Hall, Nottinghamshire (1859–62) *Workers' housing at Akroydon, Halifax (1859) *Almshouses, Sandbach (1860) * Parsonage, Trefnant, Denbighshire (1860) *Lee Priory, Littlebourne, Kent, alterations and additions (1860–63) demolished *Rectory, Higham, Forest Heath, Suffolk (''c.'' 1861) *Kingston Grange, Kingston St Mary, Somerset for Mr Perkins (''c.'' 1861) *Parsonage, St Andrew's,

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(''c.'' 1861) *Hartland Abbey (c.1851) supervised by Richard Coad, built by Pulsman of

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* Hafodunos, Llangernyw, North Wales (1861–1866) *Vicarage, Jarrom Street, Leicester (1862) *Nos 1,3 & 3a Dean's Yard, Westminster (1862) *Parsonage,

Leith Leith (; ) is a port area in the north of Edinburgh, Scotland, founded at the mouth of the Water of Leith and is home to the Port of Leith. The earliest surviving historical references are in the royal charter authorising the construction of ...

, Midlothian (1862) * Brownsover Hall, Warwickshire, date uncertain (''c.'' 1860) *Two lodge houses at Great Barr Hall, near

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...

(pre-1863) *The Master's House,

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

(1863) *Parsonage, Christ Church, Ottershaw, Surrey (''c.'' 1864) *Stony House, former Vicarage of St Mary the Virgin Church, London Road, Stony Stratford (1865) *Parsonage, St Luke's, Weaste, Lancashire (''c.'' 1865) *Schools Master's House, Ashley, Northamptonshire (1865) *Almshouses,

Winchcombe Winchcombe () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire, England, situated northeast of Cheltenham. The population was recorded as 4,538 in the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census and ...

, Gloucestershire (1865) *Rectory, Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire (1868) *Vicarage, Higham Green, Suffolk *Parsonage, Mirfield, Yorkshire (1869) *Polwhele House,

Truro Truro (; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Cornwall, England; it is the southernmost city in the United Kingdom, just under west-south-west of Charing Cross in London. It is Cornwall's county town, s ...

, Cornwall, additions (''c.'' 1870) *Vicarage, Hillesden, Buckinghamshire (1871) *St Mary's Homes,

Godstone Godstone is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. It is east of Reigate, west of Oxted, east of Guildford and south of London. Close to the North Downs, both the North Downs Way ...

(1872) *Scott's Building,

King's College, Cambridge King's College, formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, is a List of colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college lies beside the River Cam and faces ...

(1873) *Parsonage, St Michael's, New Southgate, Middlesex (''c.'' 1874) *Parsonage, St Saviour's,

(1875) *Parsonage, Fulney, Lincolnshire (1877–80) *New Court, Pembroke College, Cambridge (1881) * Garboldisham Hall, Garboldisham,

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

(1822)

Church buildings

* St Mark's Church, Ladywood (1840–41) (demolished 1947) * St Giles' Church, Camberwell, London (1841–44) *Christ Church, Bridlington (1840–41) * St Mary's Church, Hanwell, Middlesex (1841) * Holy Trinity, Hulme (1841) *St Peter's Church, Norbiton, Surrey (1841) *Holy Trinity Church, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent (1842) *St John the Baptist's Church, St John's, Woking, Surrey (1842) * St John the Baptist Church, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1842) * St Michael and All Angels Church, Wood Green (1843) * St John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham (1843–44) * Holy Trinity Church, Halstead, Essex (1843–44) *St John the Evangelist, West Meon, Hampshire (1843–46) * St Mark's Church, Worsley, Greater Manchester (1844–46) *St John the Evangelist, Wembley, Middlesex (1846) * St Matthias, Malvern Link, Worcestershire (1844–46) * St Mark's Church, Swindon (1845) *St Matthew’s Church, Donnington Wood,

Telford Telford () is a town in the Telford and Wrekin borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Shropshire, England. The wider borough covers the town, its suburbs and surrounding towns and villages. The town is close to the county's eastern b ...

, Shropshire (1845) * St Nikolai, Hamburg (1845–80), the tallest building in the world from 1874 to 1876 * Memorial Chapel, Bromsgrove School * The Cathedral of St John the Baptist in St John's, Newfoundland (1847, construction overseen by apprentice William Hay) *St Mary the Virgin,

Aylesbury Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery and the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Waterside Theatre. It is located in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wycombe and Milt ...

(1848) *St Gregory's Church, Canterbury (1848) *St Paul's Church, Canterbury (1848) *St Cwyfan, Tudweiliog, Gwynedd (1849) * Christ Church, Swindon, Wiltshire (1851) *St Peter's Church, South Croydon (1851) * Emmanuel Church, Forest Gate, London (1852) * St John's Church, Eastnor, Herefordshire (1852) and Monument (1855) *All Saints' Church, Watford, Hertfordshire (1853) *St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Dundee (1853) (cathedral since 1905) * St Mary's Church, West Derby, Liverpool (1853–6) *All Saints' Church, Sherbourne, Warwick (1854) *Christ Church, Lee Park, Kent (1854) (bombed 1941, demolished 1944) *St John the Evangelist, Shirley, Surrey (1854) * Holy Trinity Church, Coventry (1854) *St Paul's Church, Chippenham (1854–55) *Chapel of Exeter College, Oxford (1854–60) * Holy Trinity Church, Trefnant (1855) * St John's Church, Bilton, Harrogate (1855) *St Mary, Hayes, Kent (alterations) (1856–62) *St Peter, Bushley, Worcestershire: roof (1856) *St Mary, Tedstone Delamere, Herefordshire: chancel (1856–57) * St George's Minster, Doncaster (1858) * St Mary New Church,

(1858) * St Matthias Church, Richmond, London (1858) * All Souls Church, Halifax (1859) * St Thomas's Church, Huddersfield (1859) *St Michael and All Angels Church, Leafield, Oxfordshire (1859–60) * St Matthew's Church, Stretton, Cheshire (1859 and 1867) *St Matthew's Church, Yiewsley,

Hillingdon Hillingdon is an area of Uxbridge within the London Borough of Hillingdon, centred 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross. It was an ancient parish in Middlesex that included the market town of Uxbridge. During the 1920s the civil pari ...

(1859) *St Mary, Edvin Loach, Herefordshire (?1860) *Christ Church,

, Essex (1861) *St Stephen's Church, Higham Green, Suffolk (1861) *St John the Evangelist, Sandbach Heath (1861) *All Saints' Church, Hawkhurst, Kent (1861) *St Andrews, Jarrom Street, Leicester (1862) *The Hereford Screen (1862), choir screen from Hereford Cathedral, now restored and in the

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...

, London *Chapel of Wellington College, Berkshire (1861–63) *All Saints' Church, Langton Green, Kent (1862–63) * St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough, Merseyside (1862–64) *St Andrew's Hospital Chapel, Northampton (1863) * St John the Evangelist, Taunton (1863) *St Clement's Church, Barnsbury (1864–65) (closed 1976 and converted into flats) * St Andrew's Church, Derby (1864–67) *St Andrew's Church,

Uxbridge Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon, northwest of Charing Cross. Uxbridge formed part of the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex. As part ...

(1865) * St John the Baptist, Penshurst (1865) * St Luke's Church, Pendleton (1865) *St Stephen & St Mark, Lewisham (1865) *St Mary's Church, Shackleford, Surrey (1865) * St Edmund's Church, Salisbury: restoration including rebuilding of chancel (1865–67) (now an arts centre) * St Matthew's Church, Leicester (1865–67) *St Denys Church, Southampton (1868) *St Stephen's Church, Higham Green, Suffolk (1868) *St James' Church, Cradley, Herefordshire Chancel (1868) * Holy Trinity Church, Shanghai (1866–69) * St Peter's Church, Edensor, Derbyshire (1867–70) * St Mary's Church, Mirfield (1869–1871) *

Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town and civil parish in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in eastern Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2021 it had a population of 42,027. Ramsgate' ...

Cemetery Chapel, Kent (1869) *All Saints' church, Ryde, Isle of Wight (1872) * St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester (1872) *St Peter and St Paul, Priory Church

Leominster Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of almos ...

, Herefordshire Quatrefoil piers (1872–79) * The Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, Glasgow (1873) *St Thomas, Green Hammerton, N. Yorkshire, 1874–76 * Christ Church, Bradford-on-Avon (additions) (1875) * St Saviour's Church, Leicester (1875–77) * All Souls, Blackman Lane,

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

(1879) – his last work, a large lancet-style church *St Mary The Virgin, Speldhurst, Kent (1879) * St Michael and St George Cathedral, Grahamstown (tower and spire completed in 1879) *St Paul's Church, Low Fulney, Spalding, Lincolnshire (completed 1880) * St Michael, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire: designed (1875), started (1881) by son John Oldrid Scott, never finished and partly demolished * ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand StJohnsCambChapel02

* St John the Baptist Church, Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey * St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (Episcopal) *St Mary's Church, Mirfield, West Yorkshire *St Mary, Timsbury, Somerset *St Nicholas's, Newport,

Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln () is a cathedral city and district in Lincolnshire, England, of which it is the county town. In the 2021 Census, the city's district had a population of 103,813. The 2021 census gave the urban area of Lincoln, including Bracebridge He ...

*St Peter's Church, Elworth, Cheshire *Christ The Saviour,

Ealing Ealing () is a district in west London (sub-region), west London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. It is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Pl ...

, London *Christ Church,

, Kent * St Lawrence's Church,

St Lawrence, Isle of Wight St Lawrence is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ventnor, on the south (English Channel) coast of the Isle of Wight, in southern England. It is located to the west of the town of Ventnor, in the Undercliff (Isle of Wight), U ...

(1878)

Restorations

Churches

Scott was involved in major restorations of medieval church architecture, all across England. * Church of St Peter and St Paul,

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (, abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshir ...

* All Saints' Church, Hillesden,

(1874–75) * Church of St Mary the Less,

, Cambridgeshire (1856–57) *St John the Baptist Church, Upton Bishop, Herefordshire (1862) * St Mary's Church, Halton, Cheshire (1852) * St Peter's Church, Prestbury, Cheshire (1879–1881) * St Mary's Church,

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

(1847) * St Cuthbert's Church,

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

County Durham County Durham, officially simply Durham, is a ceremonial county in North East England.UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. The county borders Northumberland and Tyne an ...

(1864–65) * Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield,

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

(1843) * Church of St John the Baptist, Danbury,

Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

(1866–67) * St Mary Abbots,

Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...

Greater London Greater London is an administrative area in England, coterminous with the London region, containing most of the continuous urban area of London. It contains 33 local government districts: the 32 London boroughs, which form a Ceremonial count ...

(1872) * St Margaret's Church,

, Greater London (1877–78) * Church of St John the Baptist, Aconbury,

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

(1863) * St Leonard's Church, Yarpole, Herefordshire (1864) * St Mary's Church,

Bishopsbourne Bishopsbourne is a mostly rural and wooded village and civil parish in Kent, England. It has two short linear settlement, developed sections of streets at the foot of the Little Stour, Nailbourne valley south-east of Canterbury and centred ...

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

(1871) * St Paul's Church,

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ...

, Kent (1860s) * St Wulfram's Church,

Grantham Grantham () is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road. It lies south of Lincoln, England ...

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

(1866–75) * All Saints' Church, Winterton,

(1867) * Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Spalding, Lincolnshire (1865-7) * All Saints' Church, East Winch,

(1878) * St Margaret's Church,

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is north-east of Peterborough, north-north-east of Cambridg ...

, Norfolk (1875) * St Peter's Church,

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

(1849-1851) * St Andrew's Church, Spratton, Northamptonshire (1847) * Church of St Mary Magdalene,

Newark-on-Trent Newark-on-Trent () or Newark is a market town and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is on the River Trent, and was historically a major inland port. The A1 road (Great Britain), A1 road bypasses th ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

(1850s) * St Mary's Church,

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

, Nottinghamshire (1850s) * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Duns Tew,

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

(1861–62) * All Saints' Church,

Oakham Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland (of which it is the county town) in the East Midlands of England. The town is located east of Leicester, southeast of Nottingham and northwest of Peterborough. It had a population of 12,14 ...

Rutland Rutland is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Leicestershire to the north and west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-west. Oakham is the largest town and county town. Rutland has a ...

(1857–1858) * Church of St John the Baptist,

Glastonbury Glastonbury ( , ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbury is less than across the River ...

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

(1850s) * Church of St Mary, Orchardleigh, Somerset (1878) * Church of St Editha, Tamworth,

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

(1850s) * St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall,

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

(1849) * Church of St John the Baptist,

Bromsgrove Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England, about north-east of Worcester and south-west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 34,755 in at the 2021 census. It gives its name to the wider Bromsgrove District, of which it is ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

(1858) * St Mary's Church,

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, often abbreviated to the East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, S ...

(1861–63) * Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield,

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

(1842)

Cathedrals

Ely Cathedral Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral can trace its origin to the abbey founded in Ely in 67 ...

(1847–78) *

Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity and formerly St Peter's Abbey, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated with the establishme ...

(1854–76) *

Peterborough Cathedral Peterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew, and formerly known as Peterborough Abbey or St Peter's Abbey, is a cathedral in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in the United Kingdom. The seat of the Church ...

(1855–60) * Coventry Cathedral (1855–57) * Hereford Cathedral east side (1855–63) * Lichfield Cathedral (1855–61 & 1877–81) * Wakefield Cathedral (1858–60, 1865–69 and 1872–74) *

Durham Cathedral Durham Cathedral, formally the , is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of Durham and is the Mother Church#Cathedral, mother church of the diocese of Durham. It also contains the ...

(1859 and 1874–76) * Brecon Cathedral (1860–62 & 1872–75) *

Canterbury Cathedral Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is one of the oldest Christianity, Ch ...

(1860 & 1877–80) * Chichester Cathedral (1861–67 & 1872) * Ripon Cathedral (1862–72) * St Edmundsbury Cathedral (1863–64 & 1867–69) * Worcester Cathedral (1863–64, 1868 & 1874) * St David's Cathedral, St Davids, Wales (1864–76) *

Salisbury Cathedral Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Church of England, Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English architecture, ...

(1865–71) * St Asaph Cathedral (1866–69 & 1871) * Newcastle Cathedral (1867–71 & 1872–76) * Chester Cathedral (1868–75) *

Exeter Cathedral Exeter Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The presen ...

(1869–70) *

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church (, the temple or house, ''wikt:aedes, ædes'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by Henry V ...

east wall of choir (1870–72 & 1874–76) * Rochester Cathedral (1871–74) * St Albans Cathedral (1871–80) *

Manchester Cathedral Manchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, in Manchester, England, is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Manchester, seat of the Bishop of Manchester and the c ...

(''c.'' 1872) *

Winchester Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity,Historic England. "Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity (1095509)". ''National Heritage List for England''. Retrieved 8 September 2014. Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Swithun, commonly known as Winches ...

(1875) Additionally, Scott designed the Mason and Dixon monument in York Minster (1860), prepared plans for the restoration of

Bristol Cathedral Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. The cathedral was originally an abbey dedicated to St ...

in 1859 and Norwich Cathedral in 1860 neither of which resulted in a commission, and designed a pulpit for

Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England, Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and is the Mo ...

in 1863.

Abbeys, priories and collegiate churches

* St Mary's Church, Stafford, 1842–45 * Beverley Minster 1844, 1866–68, 1877 *

, 1848–78 * Dorchester Abbey, 1858, 1862, 1874 *

, 1859–63, 1875 * Bath Abbey, 1860–77 *

Pershore Abbey Pershore Abbey, at Pershore in Worcestershire, was a Benedictine abbey with Anglo-Saxon origins and is now an Church of England, Anglican parish church, the Church of the Holy Cross. History Foundation The foundation of the minster at Pershore ...

, 1861–64, 1867 *

St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle St George's Chapel, formally titled The King's Free Chapel of the College of St George, Windsor Castle, at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal peculiar, Royal Peculia ...

, 1863 *Chapel of St James the Great, Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, 1863 *Great Malvern Priory, c. 1864 *Boxgrove Priory, 1864–67 *Priory Church, Leominster, 1864–66, 1876–78 *Monkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey, 1865–66 *Selby Abbey, 1872–74 *Tewkesbury Abbey, 1874–79 *Bridlington Priory, 1875–80

Other restoration work

Scott restored the Inner Gateway (also known as the Abbey Gateway) of Reading Abbey in 1860–61 after its partial collapse. St Mary's of Charity in Faversham, which was Victorian restoration, restored (and transformed, with an unusual spire and unexpected interior) by Scott in 1874, and Dundee Parish Church (St Mary's), Dundee Parish Church, and designed the chapels of Exeter College, Oxford,

and King's College, London. He also designed St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee. Lichfield Cathedral's ornate West Front was extensively renovated by Scott from 1855 to 1878. He restored the cathedral to the form he believed it took in the Middle Ages, working with original materials where possible and creating imitations when the originals were not available. It is recognised as some of his finest work. In 1854 Gilbert Scott began a restoration of Sudeley Castle "working on the western side of the inner court in the style of the existing Medieval and Elizabethan buildings" and subsequently began the restoration of St Mary's chapel, with the assistance of John Drayton Wyatt.

Gallery of architectural work

File:Louth Workhouse - geograph.org.uk - 134024.jpg, County Hospital Louth, Workhouse, Louth Lincolnshire (1839) File:St mary hanwell 38.jpg, St Mary's Hanwell, Middlesex (1841) File:St mary hanwell east window 3435.jpg, East end, St Mary's Hanwell, Middlesex (1841) File:Martyrs Memorial Oxford 20050317.jpg, Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford (1841–43) File:Camberwell parish church of St Giles.JPG, St Giles Church, Camberwell (1842–44) File:Reading Prison 1.JPG, Reading Gaol, Berkshire (1842–44) File:Holy Trinity church, Halstead, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 213377.jpg, Holy Trinity Church, Halstead, Essex (1843–44) File:Zeals - geograph.org.uk - 5444.jpg, St Martin's, Zeals, Wiltshire (1845–46) File:Anglican Cathedral of St John the Baptist, St John's, Newfoundland.jpg, Cathedral of St John, Newfoundland, Canada (1847–1905) File:Anglican Cathedral St.John's newfoundland.jpg, Cathedral of St John, Newfoundland, Canada (1847–1905) File:St Peter's Church, Croydon - West.jpg, St Peter's Church, Croydon (1849–51) File:St.Ann's Church, Alderney.jpg, St Anne's Alderney () File:Weeton, the Church of St Barnabas.jpg, St Barnabas's Church, Weeton, North Yorkshire (1852) File:St George, Doncaster.JPG, St George's Church, Doncaster, Yorkshire (1853–58) File:Doncaster, St George's Church - geograph.org.uk - 234717.jpg, St George's Church, Doncaster, Yorkshire (1853–58) File:Lichfield Cathedral nave.jpg, Lichfield Cathedral, as restored and with fittings by Scott (1855–61) & (1877–81) File:All Souls' Halifax from Dean Clough sheep.JPG, All Souls', Haley Hill, Halifax (1856–59) File:All Souls', Haley Hill, Halifax - Interior looking east - Tim Green aka atoach.jpg, Interior looking east, All Souls', Haley Hill, Halifax, Yorkshire (1856–59) File:Ilam cottages 304790.jpg, Cottages, Ilam, Staffordshire (c.1871) File:Exeter College, Oxford chapel door.jpg, Chapel door, Exeter College, Oxford (1857–59) File:Exeter College Chapel & Lectern, Oxford - Diliff.jpg, East end, Chapel, Exeter College, Oxford (1857–59) File:Kelham Hall - geograph.org.uk - 4560.jpg, Kelham Hall, Nottinghamshire (1858–62) File:Westminster School Monument.jpg, Crimea War Memorial, Westminster School, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster (1858) File:Walton Hall through the trees - geograph.org.uk - 118520.jpg, Walton Hall, Warwickshire (c.1858–62) File:Edwin Loach Church.jpg, St Mary's, Edwin Loach, Herefordshire (c.1859) File:Brighton College Chapel.jpg, The Chapel, Brighton College (1859) File:All Saints, Nocton. - geograph.org.uk - 16937.jpg, All Saints, Nocton (1860–63) File:Buckingham PeterandPaulParishChurch08.JPG, SS. Peter and Paul Church, Buckingham, heavily restored (1860–67) File:Bath Abbey Vaults.jpg, Nave Vault, Bath Abbey (1860–77) (copy of the medieval vault in the chancel) File:King's College London Chapel 2, London - Diliff.jpg, The Chapel, King's College London (1861–62) File:Christ Church, Southgate, London N14 - geograph.org.uk - 1079672.jpg, Christ Church, Southgate, London (1861–62) File:Vaughan Library, Harrow School - geograph.org.uk - 98107.jpg, Vaughan Library, Harrow School, London (1861–63) File:Herefordscreen.jpg, Screen from Hereford Cathedral (1862) now in the

File:Sherbourne - geograph.org.uk - 13347.jpg, All Saints' Church, Sherbourne, Warwickshire (1862–64) File:Foreign.office.london.arp.jpg, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London (1862–75) File:Foreignofficestairwell.jpg, Grand Staircase, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London (1862–75) File:StJohn'sCollegeChapel1.jpg, Looking east, St John's College Chapel, Cambridge (1863–69) File:Clifton Hampden Bridge (2).JPG, Clifton Hampden Bridge, Oxfordshire (1864) File:Leeds General Infirmary - geograph.org.uk - 66454.jpg, Leeds General Infirmary (1864–70) File:StDavidsCathedral 1.JPG, St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, showing Scott's west front (1864–76) File:Albert Memorial, London - May 2008.jpg, Albert Memorial, London (1864–76) File:Christchurch Cathedral-derivative.jpg, ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch, New Zealand (1864–1904) File:St_Mary's_Church,_Norney,_Shackleford.jpg, St Mary's Church, Norney, Shackleford, Surrey (1865) File:McManus Galleries.jpg, Former Albert Institute Dundee (1865–69) File:St Luke's church, Salford.JPG, St Luke's church, Salford (1865) File:St Pancras Railway Station.jpg, Former Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station (1866–76) File:St Pancras Decor Andh.JPG, Detail of decoration in the Train Shed, St Pancras Station (1866–76) File:Worcester cathedral 006.JPG, Reredos high altar, Worcester Cathedral (1867–68) File:University of Glasgow view.jpg, University of Glasgow (1867–70), spire added after Scott's death by his son John Oldrid Scott File:Highclere Church - geograph.org.uk - 56915.jpg, Highclere Church, Hampshire (1869–70) File:Brownsover Hall 48216.jpg, Brownsover Hall, Warwickshire (c.1870) File:St Mary Abbots Church Kensington.jpg, St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington (1870–72) File:George Gilbert Scott Reichstag 1872.jpg, Design for Reichstag, Berlin, not executed (1872) File:Worcester cathedral 019.JPG, Pulpit, Worcester Cathedral (1873–74) File:St Mary's 3 spires.jpg, West front, St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (1874–80) File:St Mary's Episcopal, Edinburgh.jpg, East front, St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh (1874–80) File:Grahamstown Cathedral.JPG, Grahamstown Cathedral, South Africa (1874–78) & finished (1893) File:Clarkson Memorial.JPG, Clarkson Memorial, Wisbech, (1880–81) File:New Court Pembroke College Cambridge.jpg, New Court, Pembroke College, Cambridge (1881) File:St Barnabas, Bromborough from southeast.jpg, St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough, Merseyside (1862–64)

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St Johns Church Bromsgrove

Sir George Gilbert Scott, the unsung hero of British architecture

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